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To ensure a smooth transition to the Pavilion, health care teams moving across the hospital campus have undergone extensive training, including “rehearsals” of day-to-day processes.

In this Q&A, Norbert Pardi, PhD, describes his current research on mRNA-LNP technology — including efforts to develop universal influenza vaccines — and what inspires him to keep going.

Community partnerships are essential to a hospital because they help create a clearer picture of residents’ needs. An analysis like a community health needs assessment can identify and help the hospital prioritize where outreach and attention would be most vital.

The department of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania celebrates its 150th Anniversary this year, and in looking back, one mystery has confounded historians for decades: who were the subjects of the famous Eadweard Muybridge images of human locomotion taken at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) in the late 1800s?

From Botswana to India, Penn sends its innovative experts to collaborate with local researchers or clinicians while also inviting scientists from around the world to visit Philadelphia and share knowledge and wisdom gained from years studying and mastering unique challenges.

The Pavilion is a state-of-the-art medical mecca that will connect patients with their families and medical teams in a whole new way. Whether in person or virtually, technology advancements will be included in every patient room.

Hidden within the walls of older homes, lead poses an invisible but significant risk to children, families, and the community, causing potential health issues that can range from developmental delays to death, in extreme cases.

For how available the COVID vaccine has become, it has been a slow climb to getting Americans vaccinated. Now almost roughly 54 percent are vaccinated, but the obstacles to reaching higher levels are well-documented.

A team of physicians and leaders from Penn Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania began to brainstorm how they could build an application that would serve as a daily electronic exposure screening system for the health system, known as PennOpen Pass.

With the return of in-person schooling and the Biden administration’s recently-announced vaccine and testing mandate, fast and reliable COVID-19 testing remains a critical component to controlling the pandemic.